While the Yarra Ranges has moved into Stage 4 lockdown with the rest of metropolitan Melbourne, it seems as though numerous signs in the region haven’t kept up with Covid-19 times.The Star Mail sent photographer Stewart Chambers out to capture some of the signs and places that are ’frozen in time’ and haven’t changed since we moved into Stage 4. Empty athletics tracks and signs promoting past events help give a glimpse of what there is to look forward to when things return to normal.
An exploding E-bike battery ignited a fire in Warburton on 8 January, sending local CFA crews into a scramble to prevent a major bushfire. CFA…
Recovery efforts are ongoing in a region completely decimated by raging bushfires, though for many, the future remains uncertain. Two major Victorian bushfires are expected to burn for weeks, including…
A resident in Buxton confirmed cold ash began to fall over the township early on Friday afternoon, but was hopeful it wouldn’t increase before the wind changed direction. At around…
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Today, Friday 9 January is a day of extreme risk in Victoria, with fires already burning, extreme weather forecast and a catastrophic fire danger rating across large parts of the…
Victoria’s Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) is seeking federal approval for its forest fire management works, with a strategic assessment underway. An agreement for the assessment was…
Melbourne’s water storages levels have dipped below 75 per cent in 2026, caused by hot, dry conditions, record-low streamflows and higher household use last year according to Melbourne Water’s Annual…
The state government is supporting councils and land managers to tackle illegal dumping with a new $8.5 million Illegal Dumping Clean-up Rebate Program. The government will chip in 50 per…
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 527854 Lilydale has opened a relief centre seeing evacuees make use of the space as they wait to learn the fates of their properties…
Multiple houses and a school have been lost as out-of-control bushfires burn under catastrophic hot and windy conditions. Emergency warnings remain in place for thousands of residents in northeast Victoria…
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 527832 The extent of smoke emanating from the Longwood fires in the northeast of the state travelled so far on Friday 9 January it…
